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Welding classes in South Carolina

10 welding programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

5 schools offer these welding programs, and South Carolina has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Welders join and cut metal parts with hand-held or remotely controlled equipment. Most have a high school diploma plus technical training, and some employers ask for a certification for particular jobs.1 In South Carolina, 4 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma.

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How much do welding classes cost in South Carolina?

$5,000 to $6,875

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 10 programs with a price: $4,675 to $20,300

Finished the program
80%
Working 6 months later
79%
Earned a year, estimated
about $34,100
Length
7 to 12 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made

Are there free welding classes in South Carolina?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

Welding classes in Greenville, Augusta and other South Carolina cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 2 in smaller cities and towns.

All 10 welding programs in South Carolina approved for funding

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10 programs

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    900 Hour Advanced Welding

    Arclabs Welding School, Piedmont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Arclabs Welding School, Piedmont · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$35,400
    Price if you pay yourself$20,300
    Program website, 900 Hour Advanced Welding at Arclabs Welding School
    More details about 900 Hour Advanced Welding at Arclabs Welding School
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,849
    Length
    26 weeks, 38 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,375
    Students counted
    1,216
    a year, estimated
    $35,400
    price
    $20,300

  • Structural weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Wld-101 Plate Welding

    Norris Mechanical, Llc, Anderson

    No diploma needed

    Norris Mechanical, Llc, Anderson · Structural welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$35,000
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    Program website, Wld-101 Plate Welding at Norris Mechanical, Llc
    More details about Wld-101 Plate Welding at Norris Mechanical, Llc
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    67%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,752
    Length
    6 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $941
    Students counted
    123
    a year, estimated
    $35,000
    price
    $5,000

  • Pipe weldingIn personPrerequisite courses

    Wld-102 Pipe Welding

    Norris Mechanical, Llc, Anderson

    Prerequisite courses

    Norris Mechanical, Llc, Anderson · Pipe welding · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$35,800
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    Program website, Wld-102 Pipe Welding at Norris Mechanical, Llc
    More details about Wld-102 Pipe Welding at Norris Mechanical, Llc
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,945
    Length
    6 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $941
    Students counted
    69
    a year, estimated
    $35,800
    price
    $5,000

  • General weldingIn personEducation and courses

    Welding I

    Carolina Welding Training Institute, Andrews

    Education and courses

    Carolina Welding Training Institute, Andrews · General welding · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$26,000
    Price if you pay yourself$4,675
    Program website, Welding I at Carolina Welding Training Institute
    More details about Welding I at Carolina Welding Training Institute
    Finished
    98%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,489
    Length
    20 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $320
    Students counted
    60
    a year, estimated
    $26,000
    price
    $4,675

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Nccer Welding Technology Program

    Palmetto Training Inc, Walterboro

    No diploma needed

    Palmetto Training Inc, Walterboro · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$29,600
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    Program website, Nccer Welding Technology Program at Palmetto Training Inc
    More details about Nccer Welding Technology Program at Palmetto Training Inc
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,395
    Length
    12 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    47
    a year, estimated
    $29,600
    price
    $5,000

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    280 Hour Specific Process Welding

    Arclabs Welding School, Piedmont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Arclabs Welding School, Piedmont · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,600
    Price if you pay yourself$5,880
    Program website, 280 Hour Specific Process Welding at Arclabs Welding School
    More details about 280 Hour Specific Process Welding at Arclabs Welding School
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    92%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,398
    Length
    7 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $700
    Students counted
    24
    a year, estimated
    $37,600
    price
    $5,880

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    280 Hour Specific Process Welding with OSHA 10

    Arclabs Welding School, Piedmont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Arclabs Welding School, Piedmont · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$33,200
    Price if you pay yourself$5,880
    Program website, 280 Hour Specific Process Welding with OSHA 10 at Arclabs Welding School
    More details about 280 Hour Specific Process Welding with OSHA 10 at Arclabs Welding School
    Finished
    62%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,294
    Length
    7 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $875
    Students counted
    13
    a year, estimated
    $33,200
    price
    $5,880

  • Welding and fabricationIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Wld-101 Fabrication Welding Course

    Norris Mechanical, Llc, Anderson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Norris Mechanical, Llc, Anderson · Welding and fabrication · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$30,900
    Price if you pay yourself$7,000
    Program website, Wld-101 Fabrication Welding Course at Norris Mechanical, Llc
    More details about Wld-101 Fabrication Welding Course at Norris Mechanical, Llc
    Finished
    89%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,725
    Length
    10 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,400
    Students counted
    10
    a year, estimated
    $30,900
    price
    $7,000

  • Pipe weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Course #101 Combo Pipe Welder SMAW/GTAW/GMAW

    South Carolina School Of Welding, Llc, Beech Island

    No diploma needed

    South Carolina School Of Welding, Llc, Beech Island · Pipe welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,500
    Program website, Course #101 Combo Pipe Welder SMAW/GTAW/GMAW at South Carolina School Of Welding, Llc
    More details about Course #101 Combo Pipe Welder SMAW/GTAW/GMAW at South Carolina School Of Welding, Llc
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,500

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    400 Hour Welding, including Certificate With OSHA Training

    Arclabs Welding School, Piedmont

    No diploma needed

    Arclabs Welding School, Piedmont · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,400
    Program website, 400 Hour Welding, including Certificate With OSHA Training at Arclabs Welding School
    More details about 400 Hour Welding, including Certificate With OSHA Training at Arclabs Welding School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $875
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,400

How to pay for welding classes in South Carolina

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in South Carolina

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4

Financial aid and grants for welding classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.56

GI Bill for welding classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.7

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Where the South Carolina welding program numbers come from

Which South Carolina welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs South Carolina approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what South Carolina offers.

How South Carolina welding program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some welding programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Sources for the facts about welding classes in South Carolina

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs